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l. H. RAND.

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APPLlcAnoN mio oc1.11.1911.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

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JAMES H. RAND, OF NEWTN. MLSSACHUSETTS. l

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pgitnid Sept, 1), 1918,

Application filed October 11, 1917. Serial No. 196,028.

To all lwhom 'it may concern:

lie it known that i. Jules il. RAND, a citizen of the United tit-aire.amlresident of Newton. in the county of Middlesex and StateofMassaehusetts have invented new and useful improvements in Indexes, ofwhich the following' is a speeiiieation.

This invention relates to eard indexesof the. overlapping card, risibleindex tv vpe and consists in the improvements hereinafter deseribed andparticularly pointed `out in the A hinges;

claims.

1n the aecompaIrving` drawings, which illustrate an embodiiiient of theinvention,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of part of an index containing theinvention; l

Fig'. 2 is a similar view showing some, of the index elements swung)-upward on their enlarged sca le,

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ingl guide channels to receive the ends of railsl or bars to which theindex elements aie hinged. y

B is a har or rail which is preferably"made of bristohlnmrd, or someother material suf lieientl)v resilient to permit it to be bentv at themiddle part away from the frame forthe purpose of drawinga the endstoward ene-h other to insert them into or remove. them from the guidechannels A hanger C 'of wire or other suitableI iiexible or resilient.material extends lengthwise of the rail B,

and is secured thereto-at its ends. The preferred method of attaehiligthe wire hanger to the rail is to bend over its ends, pass them throughperforations in the rail, and clench lor vupset them on the rear side ofthe. rail.

as shown at c. The, ends of the, hanger terl minute short, of theflanges also as not to ex tend into the guide channels.

on each hanger b v means of a lip d.. which preferably is made of aStrip of sheeteelluloid, or some. sheet materialsutiieiently stiff tohold its shape but. at the same time Sufiieiently 'tiexible orresilientto bend with the rait B. The lip l ma \v 'be folded ovenI theedge of the sheet D Vaiidattaehed to the margin thereof on the. rearside leaving the` front liap free so that the hanger C may he insertedander the lip. It is desirable to leave enough spaeehetween thefold ofthe lip f and the edge of the card l) to receive 65 the hanger C so thatthe haue-er C (will be in the same plane with the card when the. partsari. assembled. instead of being offset there-frmn either to the, frontor rear. The

ends of lip d lterminatev short. of the ends of the hanger therebypermitting* the card D to be shifted somewhat lengthwise of the liangerand so displaced laterally of the frame and the series of cards.Tormallv the tiangres Wr, a, will engage. the edges offl the eardsi)'and so hold them in central' position in the frame, but. by. springingone end ot the card o ver the adpieent flange a the card ma;l bedlsplaeed and project from the series as shown' in one instance in F ig.80

l, and So constitute a signal to guide the user to a particular cardshould he wish for any reason to refer to it readily Without lookingthrough the series to find it.

Many of the advantages ofthe invention ma \v be. obtained withthefeatures thus far described` and the Cards Dtlieinselves may he usedfor receiving the desired entries 0r records. The card D, however, ispreferably used as a holder to Supportfanother re- 9e movable card orsheetinaert E, which overlies the card holder D and is attaehed theretoby slipping its upper edge under the lip d and its lower edge underanother'iip, d at the opposite edge of theeard holder. The lip 925 tl ispreferably made of t aiisparent sheet materiahsu'clr as eeliuloid,` andis of sufficient depth to forni a protective sheath for the margin ofthe card E Which is exposedto view when the cards are arranged 1001 asshownin overlapped relation.` Any ini-- dex titles or other inscriptionson the lower v exposed margins of the cards will show through thetransparent proteetive vsheeths I or lip d', but will 'be proteetedthereby from 105 Aeard or sheet') is supported and hinged Wear orsoiling. The lips d are folded i around the lower edges of the cards Dand secured to the margins on the back side, While'the trent fiap isfree to form a trough or pocket to receive the edge of the insert E.

In the modiieation shown in Fig. 6A two short hangers C are used inplace of a single longer hanger, and two lips d2 engage the hangersinstead ofA a single lip as in the other forni. The ends of the lips (Z2may terminate short of the ends of the hangers C', as

` in the other case, to permititlie card to be elastic pressure,

'lodged when it is swung suitcient resilience to cause the lip al toengage the face of the card D with'a light so that after it is sprungopen to allow the hanger C 'to enter the fold, it. will again closeagainst the card, thereby holding ther hanger in place and preventingthe card from dropping oliver becomin disupward, as siown in the upperparts of Figs. 2 and 5. The resilient lip cl also serves yieldingly togrip the margin of the card insert E and to aid in holding it inposition.`

In use any of the cards may be swung upwardly on their hingeconnections, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5, to expose the body of anydesired card for tliepurpose of inspecting it or making entries on it;and if the user desires to return to any card in the sei-ies for anypurpose it may be shifted or displaced sidewise of the frame as shown inFig. l, to serve as a signal to ,guide vhim to 'the card 1n question, Afurther vadvantage of the invention 1s that by -mounting the frame on astand'or support in a slightly inelinedposition as illustrated in Fig.5. The upwardly swung cards will of themselves remain in upstandingposition vas shown without ha'ving to be held by the operator.

This is due in part to the `iactfthat the hinge,v

connection, formed by the foldfof lipd and thelianger C, which ispositioned beyond the edges of the card, lies in the plane of the fcard,sotliat when the cards are swung upward even a little past theverticahthe v center of gravity is behind the hinge and the cards tendto remain in upstanding posif tion;'and in part to the fact that therail an'dhanger, being of flexible resilient materia-htend normallytocurve or bulge torwardly very slightly from the face of the Vframe, andso act with a gentlespring presy -inwthe series laterally with relation'to the series without supports each eomprisin ,ends mounted in the`guidechannels and a hanger extending lengthwise of and at.

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sure .to hold the cards in either extreme position up o1' down, thecurve or bulge being flattened as the cards swing past their medianposition.

I claim l. Anindex comprising a frame, a series ot supports mounted onthe frame, a series of cards held by the supports in overlapped spacedrelation, and means for attaching the several cards to their respectivesupports adapted to permit any card in the series to be individuallydisplaced laterally with relation to the series, without removing itfrom the frame or detaching it. trom its support. y

2. An index comprising a frame,'a series of supports mounted on theframe, a. series of cardsadapted to be attached to the supports inoverlapped spaced relation, and

hinge connections betweenthe several cards and their supports adapted topermit any -card in the series to be individually displaced laterallywith relation to the series without removing it from its support.

3. An indexV comprising a frame hqying inwardly I'acing guide channels,a series of supporting rails having their ends mounted in said guidechannels, a series ot' cards adapted to be attached to the supporting.rails inlyoverlapped spaced relation, and hinge connections" between theseveral cards and their' supporting rails. adapted to permit any card tobe individually ldisplaced removing it from its support. p

4. An index comprisinga frame having inwardly facing guide channels, aseries of supports each eomprisin ends mounted in theV guide channelsand a hanger extending lengthwise of and attached at its ends to therail, constituting one hinge member,'and a series of cards havingahiiige member engaging the hanger,

and adapted to slide lengthwise thereof, whereby any card in theseriesmay be displaced laterally with relation to the series Withoutremoving it ,from its support.

iAnr index vcomprising a frame having inwardly facing guide channels, aseries of a rail having its tached at its ends to therail, constitutingone hinge member, land a series of cards having a Afolded over memberengaging the hanger Aand. torn-ling the. other hinge member, said foldedover hinge member terminating short of the ends ot the hanger, wherebyany card in the series may be displaced laterally with relatioi'i to theseries without removing it Jfrom tss'upport.v

n index comprising a frame having lly facing guide channels, a seriesot' supports each comprising a rail having its end ounted in the guidechannels and a a rail having its revente stitiitinfz the other hingemember, said lip terminating short of the ends of the henger, wherebyany card inthe series me he displaced laterally with relation 'to 't eseries without removing it from its support.

'Z'. An index comprising e freine, e series of supports each including elengthwise extending hinge member, and e series of cards euch heving ehinge member engaging thehinge'memher of the support and adoptedtoposition the latter beyond the edge of the cord and in the seme planewith the cord. I

8. An index comprising e freine having inwardly fleeing guide channels,a, series of supports oooh includin o, mil -holving its ends .mounted inthe guide channels, end a, wire henger extending; lengthwise of endattached et its ends to the rail? end e series of: cercle each herring ohinge member engoggng the wire henger adopted to position the letterbeyond the edge of the card end in the seme plone with the cord.

9. An index comprisiiig e, traine having inwardly facing 'inde channels,n series of supports each inc riding e reil hevin its ends mounted inthe guide channels, :in e wire hanger extending lengthwise of ondettached et its ends to the rail, end c series of cards etch hevinge lipfolded over the edge of the cord, the fold hein@n spaced from the edo'e,engaging the wire henger ond adapted edge of the cord and in the seine pane with the card 10. An index element comprising a. rail having elengthwise extcndin henger secured at its ends to the side o the mil,and e card having a hin connection to the henger adapted to be displacedlengthwise of the hangen 11. An index element comprising o rail having elengthwise extending henger secured at its ends to the side of the rail,end

a card having e strip of sheet materiel seu cured to one edge of thecard and folded over the edge of the card, the fold of said stripconstituting e hinge member engaging the hanger.

l2. An index element comprising e rail having iv-lengthwise extendinghenger secured et its ends to the side of the rail, end

:i card having a strip ofsheet materiel one 7 edge of which is securedto one margin of to position the letter he ondr the folded hinge strip.

the cord end the other edge of which is free end is folded over toengege the hanger,

13. An index element comprising a rail having n lengthwise' extendinghanger secured et its ends to the side of the raih and e card having ostrip of sheet material one edge of which is secured to one vmargin ofthe card and the other edge of which is free and is folded over upon theopposite -iace of the card constituting e lip-to engage the henger.

lll. An index element comprising e rail hsiving7 e lengthwise extendinghanger secured et its ends tothe side of the rail, and e card-having estrip of resilient sheet moteriol one edge of which is secured to onemargin of the cord, and the other edge of which is free and is 'foldedover upon the opposite fece of the card end bears against the latterface of the cord with o yielding pressure. J 4

l5. An index element comprising e rail having e lengthwise' extendinghenger secured at its ends tothe side of the rail, end e card having estrip of sheet material one edge of which is secured to one margin ofthe card end the other edge of which is free and is folded over toengage the henger, end o card insert mounted on the irst named card oneedge of which is retained in position by the free edge of the foldedhinge strip.A

16, An index element comprising e rail having e lengthwise extendinghanger secured :it its ends to the side of the ruil, end e cord having estrip of resilient sheet Inateriel one edge of which is secured to onemerginof the card, and the other edge of which is free and is foldedover upon the opposite face of the card and bears against the latterface of the card with a yielding pressure, and e card insert mounted onthe 100 first named card one edge of which is gripped by the resilientfree edge of the 17. An index element comprising a wire hanger and acord having ,e strip of resilient sheet materiel one edge or which issecured to one margin ,of the ciird and the other edge of which" is freeand is folded over the edge of the cord to ehgege the hanger,

said free folded edge being adapted to yield 110 l to admit the han er,and vto close to prevent the accidentel dislo'dgment of the henger fromthe fold when the parts ere assembled, Signed hy me st Boston.Mossachusetts, this 8th doy of October, 1917.

JAMES H. RAND.

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